Stephen Amritraj

Stephen Amritraj, a senior at Crespi and a member of the U.S. Tennis Assn. boys' 18 player-development team, will not play for at least the first two months of the season because of an injury, said his mother, Helen. Amritraj underwent surgery two weeks ago to repair an anterior cruciate ligament that he tore while playing in the doubles quarterfinals of the Australian Open junior tournament. He and partner Luka Gregorc of Slovenia were forced to default.

Crespi High senior tennis standout Stephen Amritraj, out all season because of a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee, will play his second match of the season today when the Celts play against Chaminade. Amritraj, who will play at Duke next season, is ranked No. 4 in the world in International Tennis Federation junior doubles rankings and No. 97 in singles. He will compete in the CIF Interscholastic doubles division of the upcoming Ojai tournament with Crespi junior Steven Bondy.

Encino Crespi High senior Stephen Amritraj has made a commitment to attend Duke on a tennis scholarship. A quarterfinalist in the Southern Section individual tournament last season, Amritraj chose Duke over Stanford. Quinonez to Join Trojans Rudy Quinonez, a senior pitcher at Santa Fe Springs St. Paul High, will sign with USC on Thursday, said Tom Fox, St. Paul's athletic director. The first-team All-Del Rey League selection went 6-3 last season with a 2.90 earned-run average and 72 strikeouts.

Stephen Amritraj, a senior at Crespi and a member of the U.S. Tennis Assn. boys' 18 player-development team, will not play for at least the first two months of the season because of an injury, said his mother, Helen. Amritraj underwent surgery two weeks ago to repair an anterior cruciate ligament that he tore while playing in the doubles quarterfinals of the Australian Open junior tournament. He and partner Luka Gregorc of Slovenia were forced to default.

Crespi High senior tennis standout Stephen Amritraj, out all season because of a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee, will play his second match of the season today when the Celts play against Chaminade. Amritraj, who will play at Duke next season, is ranked No. 4 in the world in International Tennis Federation junior doubles rankings and No. 97 in singles. He will compete in the CIF Interscholastic doubles division of the upcoming Ojai tournament with Crespi junior Steven Bondy.

Prakash Amritraj, who recently returned from a successful tennis-playing tour of Asia, picked up another victory Friday playing much closer to home, against an opponent much closer to his heart. Amritraj, a sophomore at Harvard-Westlake High, faced his cousin, Crespi High freshman Stephen Amritraj, in a matchup of No. 1 singles players.

No. 2-seeded Prakash Amritraj of Encino will play fifth-seeded Brian Baker of Nashville, Tenn., today in the quarterfinals of the U.S. Tennis Assn. Boys' 16 National Hardcourt Championships in Kalamazoo, Mich. Amritraj advanced with a 6-3, 6-2 victory over Lester Cook of Sherman Oaks on Wednesday. Matt Cloer of Linville, N.C., defeated Robert Yim of Glendale, 1-6, 6-2, 6-2. Amritraj and his cousin, Stephen Amritraj of Calabasas, seeded No.

In concept, playing up a level at the Ojai Valley tennis tournament makes sense. A player's ranking within his age division is protected and facing older competition isn't so daunting in this relatively relaxed setting. In practice, the experience can exhilarate one day and humble the next, as 14-year-old Stephen Amritraj of Calabasas discovered.

Philip Sheng and Andrew Lieu of Thousand Oaks High reached the semifinals of the Southern Section championships with a 6-1, 6-1 victory over Warren Min and Jeff Chow of San Marino at Seacliff Tennis Club in Huntington Beach. Malcolm Scatliffe of San Gorgonio defeated Stephen Amritraj of Crespi, 7-6, 4-6, 6-3, in singles quarterfinals.

Top-seeded Stephen Amritraj of Crespi High and the No. 1 -seeded doubles team of Phil Sheng and Andrew Lieu of Thousand Oaks advanced to the round of 16 Saturday at the Southern Section singles and doubles tournament at Thacher High in Ojai. Amritraj defeated Shara Surabi of Burbank, 6-1, 6-0, and Tim Mullane of Agoura, 6-3, 6-2. Sheng and Lieu defeated Jeremy Blatter and John Beck of San Marcos, 6-1, 6-0, and Todd Kingsling and Vik Tiku of St. Bonaventure, 6-1, 6-1.

Encino Crespi High senior Stephen Amritraj has made a commitment to attend Duke on a tennis scholarship. A quarterfinalist in the Southern Section individual tournament last season, Amritraj chose Duke over Stanford. Quinonez to Join Trojans Rudy Quinonez, a senior pitcher at Santa Fe Springs St. Paul High, will sign with USC on Thursday, said Tom Fox, St. Paul's athletic director. The first-team All-Del Rey League selection went 6-3 last season with a 2.90 earned-run average and 72 strikeouts.

No. 2-seeded Prakash Amritraj of Encino will play fifth-seeded Brian Baker of Nashville, Tenn., today in the quarterfinals of the U.S. Tennis Assn. Boys' 16 National Hardcourt Championships in Kalamazoo, Mich. Amritraj advanced with a 6-3, 6-2 victory over Lester Cook of Sherman Oaks on Wednesday. Matt Cloer of Linville, N.C., defeated Robert Yim of Glendale, 1-6, 6-2, 6-2. Amritraj and his cousin, Stephen Amritraj of Calabasas, seeded No.

Prakash Amritraj, who recently returned from a successful tennis-playing tour of Asia, picked up another victory Friday playing much closer to home, against an opponent much closer to his heart. Amritraj, a sophomore at Harvard-Westlake High, faced his cousin, Crespi High freshman Stephen Amritraj, in a matchup of No. 1 singles players.

In concept, playing up a level at the Ojai Valley tennis tournament makes sense. A player's ranking within his age division is protected and facing older competition isn't so daunting in this relatively relaxed setting. In practice, the experience can exhilarate one day and humble the next, as 14-year-old Stephen Amritraj of Calabasas discovered.

Defending singles champion Doug Stewart of Malibu High advanced to the round of 16 of the Southern Section boys' tennis individual tournament after a first-round bye and victories over Atascadero's Blaine McGurty and Westlake's Aaron Bert in preliminary matches Saturday at Cate School in Carpinteria. The senior Stewart is trying to become the first player to win the singles title in consecutive years since Arcadia's Tom Leonard did it in 1965-66.

Juniors Nancy Ariza and Stephanie Cisneros of Sylmar High were selected to the All-City girls' volleyball team. Ariza and Cisneros helped Sylmar reach the City Championship match. Youssra Marjoua of Poly and Margot Wallace of Van Nuys also were selected to the team. Jennifer Badran-Grycan and and Lauren Carter of Palisades were selected co-players of the year. TENNIS * Stephen Amritraj of Crespi High and Anand Amritraj advanced to the title match of the U.S.